Pen guide or rest.



No. 718,595'. PATENTBD JAN. 2O, '1903.

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IGNAZ BERGMANN, OF FORT MADISON, IOWA.

PEN GUIDE OR REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,595, dated January 20, 1903.

Application iiled May 29, 1902.

To all whom, it may concer-77,:

Beit known that I, IGNAZ BERGMANN, aoitizen of the United States, residing at Fort Madison, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen Guides or Rests and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to an improved pen guide or rest.

The object of the invention is to improve the construction shown and described in Letters Patent granted to me May 7, 1889, and May 5, 1896, and numbered 402,796V and 559,666, respectively, by dispensing with the interposed links shown in both patents and at the same time provide a construction whereby the iinger-ring and pen-ring are maintained in their proper parallel position relative to one another and the tendency of the pen-ring to assume a position at right angles to the finger-ring, which if not resisted would cant or move the pen-staff to an improper position for writing, is obviated.

The forms of pen-guides covered by the above-mentioned patents are objectionable, as no provision is made to prevent the elastic pen-ring from being drawn from the center of the finger-ring forward to its edge, Whereby the linger-ring is placed in an improper oblique position, causing it to rest mainly with said edge upon the index-nger. Thus each pressure upon the penholder cuts the index-linger, and so instead of rendering writing easier the use of the pen-guide is made a burden, which is practically overcome by the loop or eyelet, formed on the forefinger-ring in the present case, as will be hereinafter described.

With this object in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. A

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows ahand with an improved pen-guide ap'- plied thereto in one of its operative positions and a penholder engaged with the guide. Fig. 2 is a similar View illustrating another oper- Serial No. 109,458. (No model.)

ative position of the pen-guide. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the pen-guide. Fig. 4 is a View of a modified form of penguide, and Fig. 5 is a view of still another modified form.

Referring to the drawings, l denotes the finger-ring, which may be open, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, or closed, as shown in Fig. 5, and which may be worn upon the indexfinger in the position shown in Fig. l or in the position shown in Fig. 2. 2 denotes the pen-ring, made of elastic material-such, for instance, as rubber-through which the staff of the' pen is adapted to be inserted and be supported. When the ring is made open, as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4, one end or both ends may be iiared outwardly, if desired, Figs. l, 2, and 3 showing both ends flared outwardly and Fig. 4 showing but one end flared outwardly. The pen-ring is attached to the finger-ring at a point adjacent to one of the flared ends, so that this particular end will serve as an additional support or guide for the pen-staff. The other ilared end will serve as a rest for the middle nger when the finger-ring is worn in the position shown in Fig. 2. The pen-ring may be attached to the finger-ring so as to lie in a'plane parallel with that of the finger-ring. I-Ieretofore in order to obtain this result I employed an interposed link. In the present instance I have dispensed with the employment of the link and strike up from the body of the ring a loop or eyelet 3, which extends in a general direction transversely to the line of curvature of the nger-ring, whereby when the pen-ring is engaged by the loop or eyelet of the {ingerring it will lie in the same plane or parallel with the finger-ring to permit of the expeditious introduction of a pen or pencil through said'pen-ring and which will support the pen or pencil in proper position without twisting the pen-ring. If the pen-ring is twisted to bring it parallel with the linger-ring, this twist in the pen-ring will when the penholder is temporarily released by the thumb and fingers cause the pen-staff to spring or move out of the proper position with respect to the linger-ring, thus requiring the use of the other 4hand in order to restore it to the proper position between the fingers and thumbof the writing-hand. It will therefore be observed that by forming the loop or eyelet on the finger-ring transverse to the line of curvature of the inger-ring I am enabled to attach the pen-ring to the finger-ring Without the ernployment of an interposed link, so that the peu-ring will lie parallel with the linger-ring. The cost of production is also reduced and a better device presented.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood without requiring an extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and details of construction may be made within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patto the line of curvature of the ring or band, and an elastic holder engaged with the eyelet orloop to receive the penholder, substantially as set forth.

2. In a pen-guide, the ring or band to encircle the finger, provided with a flaring end or extension, and an elastic holder on the ring or band arranged in close proximity to the Haring extension, whereby the penholder is supported by both extension and holder, substantially as set forth.

3. In a pen-guide, the ring or band to encircle the finger, having oppositely-flaring ends, and an elastic holder on the ring or band to receive the penholder, said elastic holder being arranged in close proximity to one of the flaring ends, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

IGNAZ BERGMANN.

Witnesses:

P. A. EMMONS, J. l-I. MEERIANS. 

